Fence



UNrTEn sTaTEs PATENT oEEroE.

THOMAS J. HUBBARD, OF HAMILTON, NEW YORK.

FENCE. i 4g Specification of Letters Patent No.

T all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Trios. 1I. HUBBARD, of the town of Hamilton, in thecounty of Madison and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Mode of Constructing F ield-Fences; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full and exact description.

The nature of my invention consists in securing the corners of the keyfence, with keys of' a miter or three cornered form, the fence beingmade of sawed rails and laid up edgewise into an angular or worm fence,two of which keys are required at each angle, and when adjusted, firmlysecuring the. corners of the fence.

To enable others to make and use my invention, I will proceed todescribe its construction. I construct my fence of sawed rails, one anda half inches in thickness, six inches in width and ten feetI in length.The dimension of the rails may be varied to suit the taste or materialsof the builder. The rails are laid up edgewise into an angular or wormfence, and firmly secured in these planes by miter or three cornerformed keys, which keys should befas long as the fence is intended to behigh. Two keys are required at each corner of the fence, and are placedin the two small angles, formed adja- `cent to the main angle of thefence, by the overlapping or crossing of the rails. These keys when thusadjusted are themselves held firmly in their beds, by the overlappingportions of the rails, and the rails are also held firmly in theirplaces by the keys. To prevent the keys from being' forced out of theirbeds, a nail is tacked through them near each end, passing into the railwith which it is in contact. The keys can be sawed out of logs of anygiven length, and of any required angle by a sawyer of ordinary skilland ingenuity.

The accompanying drawing shows a perspective view of the fence whencompleted.

Figure A is a drawing of one of the keys.

I commence laying it up by first inserting a post firmly in the ground,onto which the rails formingthe first length are to be nailed as shownat B. I then proceed to place the 5,407, dated December 28, 1847.

rails edgewise in the form of an ordinary worm fence, and when I havelaid two rails high I put in the keys in their proper place, and thusproceed till the first length is of the proper height. I then drive thekeys rmly to their places, and secure them by tacking a nail throughthem as above stated, I continue in this manner to complete the fence,securing the extremities of the rails forming t-he last length to apermanentpost set Bin the ground in the same manner as at In laying therails I take care to so graduate the angles of the fence as that thekeys when driven to their places will fit snugly in their beds, or smallangles above referred to.

The advantages derived from my invention consist: first, in securing thecorners of the fence firmly by means of the use of the above describedkeys, applied in the manner above stated. Second, in the cheapness withwhich the fence can be thus constructed the material, of which it may bemade, needing little or no preparation for laying up after the stuffleaves the mill. Third, in the facility with which the fence can beconstructed. Fourth, in its great strength, every part coming to itsplace like framework, and being sufficient to resist all cattle andwinds. Fifth, in its great durability, no part of it necessarily comingin contact with t-he ground, and not being liable to rot from aretention of moisture in any. of its parts. Sixth, in the neatness andbeauty of the fence. Seventh, in the facility with which t-he fence canbe taken down, without injury to it, and removed, it requiring only toremove the keys.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The securing the corners of a field fence, constructed of sawed rails oft-he character above described, by means of keys of a miter or bevelform applied in the way and manner herein described.

THOS. J. HUBBARD.

Witnesses:

SAM. S. ABBOTT, R. J. BURNS.

